chris christie to run for president. 41% say no. obviously, we need to underscore where we are in the calendar. it is the beginning of 2014. this is about 2016. still, look. it also is a known fact. anybody who covers and pays attention to politics, these are the times when they make the decisions and more importantly, people who can support them financially and otherwise make their decisions about who the best candidate is. it does matter. the fact that he is pretty far down there is not good news for chris christie. >> dana bash, reporting live from washington, this morning. checking other top stories, beginning in the ukraine just days after ousting a president that had aligned himself with moscow, pro western demonstrators clash with protesters loyal to moscow. the scuffles have since died down. even as russian president, vladimir putin ratchets up the tensions. earlier this morning, he ordered surprise military exercises for his troops in an area bordering ukraine. arizona governor, jan brewer, says she is still considering arg